Interdependence: Past, Present, Future

For the third consecutive year, the School of Design, the Department of Design, and POLI.Design return to Milan Design Week with “INTERDEPENDENCE: past, present, future”, a series of initiatives reflecting on connections across the temporal dimension through projects curated by students from Politecnico di Milano and over 50 international design universities.

At Fabbrica del Vapore, INTERDEPENDENCE takes the form of an international exhibition, co-curated with CASVA, combining student projects with a selection of historical pieces from its archives. The exhibition is enriched by a public program including talks, workshops, performances, and networking activities.

The projects on display explore how knowledge of the past, the complexities of the present, and the possibilities of the future converge to shape equitable, resilient, and meaningful realities.

The opening will take place on Thursday, April 16th at 17:00.

The exhibition will be open on the following days and times:

• April 16th, 17:00–19:00
• April 17th–25th, 10:00–19:00
• April 26th, 10:00–16:00

In addition, at SaloneSatellite, INTERDEPENDENCE is presented through “Mobility Futures”, a monographic selection of three Digital and Interaction Design projects focused on the future of experiential automotive ecosystems. Here, the projects reinterpret driving as a ritual, rethinking established interactions and directly engaging visitors in simulated and immersive experiences oriented toward possible future scenarios.

The installation will be open at Stand A20, Rho Fiera Milano, Corso Italia, Rho, on the following days and times:

• April 21st–26th, 9:30–18:30
  
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